polyposis syndromes

                                     Inher.    Malig.     Type
                                     ------    ------    ---------

    familial polyposis coli           dom        +       adenoma
    Gardner syndrome                  dom        +          "
    Turcot syndrome                   rec       CNS         "

    Peutz-Jeghers syndrome            dom       (+)      hamartoma
    Cowden syndrome                   dom        ?          "

    juvenile polyposis coli           (?)        -       juvenile
    Cronkhite-Canada syndrome         ---        -          "

Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 September 2006